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developmental disability

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Any life-long disability attributable to mental and/or physical impairments, manifested during childhood or later in the human development age (variously given as being before age 16, 18, or 21).

(euphemistic) Mental retardation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation. Mary Bono

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